Lithium is an FDA-approved psychiatric drug that has been used for more than half a century as a preferred, gold standard treatment for bipolar disorders (Cade, 1949; Freland and Beaulieu, 2012). Numerous studies reported ...

Background: The most important causes of viral gastroenteritis include rotaviruses, caliciviruses, adenoviruses and astroviruses. Globaly, rotavirus infection has been estimated to result in 527 000 deaths of young children ...

The aim of the study was to identify drought tolerant South African soybean cultivars for cultivation where water is a limited resource. Soybean [Glycine max. (L.) Merr] is one of the most important legumes in the world. ...

Plant-derived products have been used for years in the treatment of various ailments with low or no side effects. Thus, screening of medicinal plants for potential anticancer activity, in vitro, could help identify ...

Despite major advancements in the development of various chemotherapuetic agents, treatment for lung cancer remains costly, ineffective, toxic to neighbouring normal noncancerous cells and still hampered by high level of ...

Various cytomorphologic and biochemical markers of apoptosis are found in different compartments (plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, and mitochondria) of target cells. Although the plasma membrane is an easily accessible ...

Lung cancer is the most diagnosed cancer with an estimated 3 million deaths expected by 2035. Bioactive phytochemicals present in plants are preferred as anticancer therapeutic agents, due to their ability to differentiate ...

Tsessebe are now considered rare antelope, which once occupied much of sub- Saharan Africa. Population numbers of tsessebe in Borakalalo National Park have shrunk from 43 to 13 in just 10 years. Causing great concern for ...

Relevance: An increase in the number of HIV positive patients receiving HAART raises important concerns about the metabolic impact of these regimens. The treatment effectively reduces viral load and increase CD4+ count; ...

Forage sorghum is widely grown in South Africa as annual summer forage to supplement pasture production for sheep, beef and dairy cattle. A number of sorghum cultivars are available commercially, and periodically some ...